In:
Future Cardiology, Future Medicine Ltd, Vol. 17, No. 4 ( 2021-07), p. 647-654
Abstract:
Lay abstract Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (AC) is an inherited heart muscle disease, where the heart muscle is replaced by scar and fat, leading to irregular heart rhythm, heart failure and sudden cardiac death. The diagnosis of AC is often difficult, since in the early phase of disease it can mimic other cardiac disease and, in the large part of cases, progression of the diseases can take several years. Echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance are two techniques that can help to identify the patients at lower risk of disease progression. This study aimed to explore the accuracy of some disease markers in predicting the diagnosis of AC. After looking at 59 patients with suspected AC, it was shown that the absence of certain disease markers may hint at a lower risk of progression of AC.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1479-6678
,
1744-8298
DOI:
10.2217/fca-2020-0107
Language:
English
Publisher:
Future Medicine Ltd
Publication Date:
2021